Anything You Want to Be

Anything You Want to Be (1972)

18 May 1972 • Short • 0h 8m
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"Anything You Want To Be" was one of the earliest and most widely used consciousness-raising films of the modern Women's Movement. Made in 1971, this groundbreaking film about a teenager's humorous collision with sex-role stereotypes was one of the first to explore the external pressures and the more subtle, internal pressures a girl faces in finding her identity. In a series of comical vignettes, a bright high school girl finds that, despite her parents' assurance that she can be "anything she wants to be," she is repeatedly foiled by social expectations and media stereotypes. The film has been restored with a grant from the Women's Film Preservation Fund and was honored with screenings at the Museum of Modern Art, NY and at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Liane Brandon
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Language: English
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